Nivrittakarana, Nivṛttakāraṇa, Nivritta-karana: 4 definitions

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Nivrittakarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Nivṛttakāraṇa can be transliterated into English as Nivrttakarana or Nivrittakarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Nivrittakarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nivṛttakāraṇa (निवृत्तकारण).—a. without further cause or motive.

-ṇaḥ ) a virtuous man, a man uninfluenced by worldly desires.

Nivṛttakāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nivṛtta and kāraṇa (कारण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nivṛttakāraṇa (निवृत्तकारण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Without further cause or motive. m.

(-ṇaḥ) A virtuous man, one uninfluenced by worldy desires. E. nivṛtta ceased, kāraṇa cause.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Nivṛttakāraṇa (निवृत्तकारण):—[=ni-vṛtta-kāraṇa] [from ni-vṛtta > ni-vṛt] mfn. without further cause or motive

2) [v.s. ...] m. a virtuous man, one uninfluenced by worldly desires, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nivṛttakāraṇa (निवृत्तकारण):—[nivṛtta-kāraṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Without cause or low motive. m. A good or disinterested man.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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